The development and application of a molecular community profiling strategy to identify polymicrobial bacterial DNA in the whole blood of septic patients

Table 1 Isolates used in synthetic community assessments

Species	Source	Ward	Growth Conditions	Media
Enterobacter hormaechei	Peritoneal Fluid	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	CBA
Escherichia coli	Urine	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	MAC
Fusobacterium necrophorum	BAL	FMC ICU	Anaerobic	FAA
Micrococcus luteus	Whole blood	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	TSY
Neisseria flava	BAL	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	TSY
Prevotella melaninogenica	BAL	FMC ICU	Anaerobic	FAA
Staphylococcus aureus	Whole blood	FMC ED	5 % CO₂	MSA
Staphylococcus epidermidis	Whole blood	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	MSA
Streptococcus intermedius	Abscess fluid	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	CNA
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Chest tube aspirate	FMC ICU	5 % CO₂	CNA

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